I’m a certified personal trainer who works with pre and post-natal clients, so I knew that my own pregnancy would compromise my abdominal strength. What I didn’t realize is how much my glutes, hips, and thighs would weaken, too. Even though I was lucky enough to continue training up until the day I gave birth, I was shocked at how much strength I had lost in these areas once I began exercising again postpartum.

I’ve been focusing on the basics for a while now, and while that’s done wonders to help me regain my strength, doing the same moves every workout has gotten a bit easy. Looking to Instagram for some variety, I found Pilates trainer and Belle Method creator Nikki Bergen’s routine for low diastasis recti and “belly pooch.” It looked like the kind of challenge I was after, so I rolled

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